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Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar is the face of insurgent victory
World | August 16, 2021 16:15 ISTBaradar played a succession of military and administrative roles in the five-year Taliban regime, and by the time it was ousted by the US and its Afghan allies, he was deputy minister of defence.
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Who are the Taliban and what's happening in Afghanistan? Explained
World | August 16, 2021 13:30 ISTHere's a brief look at what transpired over the years that resulted in a war-like state in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Gunfire breaks out at Kabul airport as Taliban takes control of capital
World | August 16, 2021 7:38 ISTGunfire took place at the Kabul airport on Sunday as diplomatic personnel of several countries are being evacuated from Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
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Afghanistan: US flag comes down from Kabul embassy amid evacuation
World | August 16, 2021 6:46 ISTTaliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the embassy.
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Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
World | August 16, 2021 6:33 ISTJoe Biden and other top U.S. officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan.
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Pakistan closes Chaman border point taken by Taliban
World | August 15, 2021 13:49 ISTThe interior minister Ahmed said the Chaman border point with Afghanistan remains open.
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Taliban takes provincial Afghan capital Maidan Wardak just west of Kabul
World | August 15, 2021 12:59 ISTAn Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized a provincial capital just west of Kabul.
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Helicopters land at US Embassy in Kabul amid Taliban advance
World | August 15, 2021 11:49 ISTAs a Taliban offensive encircles the Afghan capital, there's increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war, and only one way in for U.S. troops sent to protect American diplomats still on the ground.
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Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east
World | August 15, 2021 8:54 ISTThe militants posted photos online early Sunday showing them in the governor’s office in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.
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Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, nears Kabul; US, UK, others prepare for evacuations
World | August 14, 2021 10:21 ISTThe U.S. military has estimated that Kabul could come under insurgent pressure within 30 days and that the Taliban could overrun the rest of the country within a few months.
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Taliban trying to isolate Kabul, situation 'deeply concerning': Pentagon
World | August 14, 2021 8:43 ISTHe said that the insurgent group is trying to isolate Kabul, while noting the capital city currently is not "in an imminent threat environment", Xinhua news agency reported.
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Afghanistan likely to plunge into civil war after Taliban's victory: Expert
World | August 14, 2021 7:32 ISTThe expert is of the opinion that China would play a "more reserved role" as instability is not good for business.
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Taliban force Afghan women to marry its terrorists: Report
World | August 13, 2021 14:45 ISTAs the Taliban is gaining ground in Afghanistan by capturing many key cities in the country, the terror group is now forcing women to get married to its terrorists
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US, India and China among 12 nations decide not to recognise any Afghanistan govt imposed by force
World | August 13, 2021 14:27 ISTRepresentatives from US and Qatar, the UN, China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the UK, the EU, Germany, India, Norway, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan joined a regional conclave on Thursday to discuss ways to contain the escalating security situation in Afghanistan.
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Taliban inch closer to Kabul, capture Helmand province's capital Lashkar Gah
World | August 13, 2021 14:23 ISTYet another two provincial capitals in southern Afghanistan are captured by the Taliban on Friday.
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Afghanistan govt thinks Pakistan has some magic powers to persuade Taliban: PM Imran Khan
World | August 13, 2021 14:03 IST"Now, our leverage on the Taliban is miniscule as they think that they have won against the Americans," Imran Khan said.
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Afghanistan crisis: Taliban march towards Kabul capturing key cities - PICS
World | August 13, 2021 12:38 ISTTaliban is wreaking havoc over Afghanistan as it continues to capture several provincial capitals in the country, the most recent being Herat and Kandahar. The Taliban captured two major Afghan cities, the country’s second- and third-largest after Kabul, and a strategic provincial capital on Thursday, further squeezing the embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Ghazni Governor arrested for handing over province to Taliban
World | August 13, 2021 12:31 ISTThe Ministry of Interior Affairs said that the Guv along with his deputy and chief of staff have been arrested and disarmed in Wardak province, according to media reports.
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Helicopter captured by Taliban doesn't belong to IAF: MEA
India | August 13, 2021 11:57 ISTThe helicopter captured by the Taliban doesn't belong to the Indian Air Force (IAF), said an MEA spokesperson on Thursday.
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US sending 3000 troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation
World | August 13, 2021 11:32 ISTWith security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is evacuating some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, and U.S. troops with be assisting at the Kabul airport.
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